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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| Latin ''cōdex'' , later spelling of ''caudex'' trunk of a tree, wooden tablet, [[book]], code of [[laws]]. | | Latin ''cōdex'' , later spelling of ''caudex'' trunk of a tree, wooden tablet, [[book]], code of [[laws]]. |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: a systematic [[statement]] of a [[body]] of [[law]]; especially : one given statutory [[force]] | | *1: a systematic [[statement]] of a [[body]] of [[law]]; especially : one given statutory [[force]] |
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| In [[communications]] and [[information]] processing, encoding is the [[process]] by which [[information]] from a [[source]] is converted into [[symbols]] to be communicated. Decoding is the reverse process, converting these code symbols back into [[information]] understandable by a receiver. | | In [[communications]] and [[information]] processing, encoding is the [[process]] by which [[information]] from a [[source]] is converted into [[symbols]] to be communicated. Decoding is the reverse process, converting these code symbols back into [[information]] understandable by a receiver. |
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− | One reason for coding is to enable [[communication]] in places where ordinary [[spoken]] or [[written]] language is [[difficult]] or impossible. For example, semaphore, where the configuration of flags held signaller or the arms of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaphore_line semaphore tower] encodes parts of the [[message]], typically individual [[letters]] and [[numbers]]. Another person standing a great distance away can [[interpret]] the flags and reproduce the [[words]] sent.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code] | + | One reason for coding is to enable [[communication]] in places where ordinary [[spoken]] or [[written]] language is [[difficult]] or impossible. For example, semaphore, where the configuration of flags held signaller or the arms of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semaphore_line semaphore tower] encodes parts of the [[message]], typically individual [[letters]] and [[numbers]]. Another person standing a great distance away can [[interpret]] the flags and reproduce the [[words]] sent.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code] |
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| [[Category: Languages and Literature]] | | [[Category: Languages and Literature]] |